NOTICE OF VACANCY
Choral Music Education/Director of Vocal Jazz Ensemble and University Singers
School of Music
Liberal Arts
Search# 5251
POSITION: Choral Music Education/Director of Vocal Jazz Ensemble and University Singers
RANK: Assistant Professor, tenure track, full-time, 9-month appointment effective August 16, 2010
DUTIES: Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education including student teacher supervision, direct VoJazz vocal jazz ensemble, conduct University Singers choir; other possible assignments dependent upon the strength of the successful candidate and program needs. Maintain research/scholarship/creative activity. Build relationships with music educators in the state and actively participate in recruitment and mentoring of students and program-building initiatives. Participate in service activities and professional organizations ancillary to the position.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree and national viability or doctorate; documented evidence of current or past certified choral teaching at the secondary level; knowledge of current choral and vocal jazz methods, materials, and literature; effective classroom teaching/rehearsal techniques; demonstrated record of student recruitment and retention; evidence of the ability to produce significant achievements in performance, creative activity, and/or research.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated ability to teach at the university/college level; proven excellence as a conductor/director of vocal jazz ensemble and choir as well as commitment to leadership position in music education; established record of teaching, performance, and scholarship; high level of organizational skills and interpersonal communication; keyboard skills commensurate with college-level choral instruction; jazz keyboard skills; and documented evidence of student recruitment and retention.
SCHOOL: The School of Music resides within the College of Liberal Arts and includes 22 full-time and 9 part-time faculty, 8 staff, and 178 music majors pursing BM, BA, and MA degrees. The BM in Performance with an emphasis in Jazz Voice is an offered option to qualified students. The School, in conjunction with the College of Education, offers the BM and MA in Music Education leading to K-12 public school certification. The School of Music is housed in the recently renovated Kimbrough Music Building, which includes a professional quality, digital recording studio.
UNIVERSITY: Washington State University, a land grant institution with enrollment of approximately 18,000 students on the Pullman campus, is located in southeastern Washington 80 miles south of Spokane. For more information, see www.wsu.edu and http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/.
APPLICATION: Please send a) letter of application, b) current vita, c) three current confidential letters of reference pertaining to this vacancy, d) transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (unofficial copies accepted at this time), e) statement of teaching philosophy, f) video (VHS or DVD) demonstrating conducting ability-must show front view of conductor, g) CD or DVD representative of applicant’s ensemble(s) in performance. Electronic submissions and faxed applications will not be accepted.
Dr. Lori Wiest, Chair, Choral Music Education Search
School of Music, Washington State University
PO Box 645300, Pullman, WA 99164-5300
Phone: 509-335-7619 or 509-335-5647
Email: lwiest@wsu.edu
DEADLINE: Position open until filled. Candidate evaluation begins December 7, 2009.
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.
WSU is committed to excellence through diversity, has faculty friendly policies including a partner accommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant (see http://www.excelinse.wsu.edu/).
WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Washington State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521(v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.
